Singapore legislation

Section 25

of Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018

Section 25

To whom and what to disclose

(1)

A member of a public body who is interested in a relevant matter relating to the public body must disclose details of the interest —

(a)

in the case of the chairperson —

(i)

to the chief executive and all other members of the public body; and

(ii)

to the responsible Minister for the public body; or

(b)

in the case of any other member —

(i)

to the chairperson of the public body;

(ii)

if there is no chairperson or the chairperson is interested, to a deputy chairperson of the public body; or

(iii)

if there is neither a chairperson nor deputy chairperson or if the chairperson and every deputy chairperson are interested, to the responsible Minister for the public body.

(2)

The details that must be disclosed under this section are —

(a)

the nature of the interest and the monetary value of the interest (if the monetary value can be quantified); or

(b)

the nature and extent of the interest (if the monetary value cannot be quantified).

(3)

The chief executive of a public body must ensure that every disclosure under this section —

(a)

is recorded in a register of interests kept by the public body; and

(b)

is brought to the attention of the member presiding at a meeting of the public body that relates to the relevant matter.

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